Forecasting hazards, averting disasters

1. Forecasting and decision-making: FbA involves a 

range of forecasts, indicators and decision-making 

mechanisms, from automated triggers to forecast-

informed decision-making. 

2. Timing and planning early actions: FbA mechanisms 

are designed to trigger and inform action across 

multiple time-scales before a disaster occurs, ranging 

from several days (for a cyclone) to a year (in advance 

of an acute drought). 

3. Financing: Forecast-based action programmes 

have applied a variety of financing tools, including 

dedicated funds, specific windows in emergency 

response funds, insurance and direct links to regular 

resource allocation processes. 

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